Uchiha Hikaru remained utterly calm, as if that mountain-sized body were nothing more than a pastry he could swallow in one bite. The massive shadow placed no psychological pressure on him whatsoever.
"Hey, hey! You've got to be kidding, right?" Law pursed his lips as he watched the shadow charge over. "We're underwater. Can we really beat this thing?"
"Hmph!" Jinbe snorted, rolled up his sleeves, and strode to the ship's coating. He carefully leaned out without damaging it, then slowly entered the sea.
Whoosh!
The moment he entered the water, Jinbe shot out like a cannonball toward the enormous shadow. The dark currents of the seabed stirred rings of ripples, and the force of his charge surged outward.
"Impressive!" Law praised the whirlpools, then turned toward the cabin. "I'll go get Urouge to come watch the show!"
A crooked smile tugged at Hikaru's lips. How much time could Jinbe possibly waste on a sea beast of this level? By the time Law came back out, Jinbe would probably already be back.
The shadow within the deep-sea trench finally revealed its true form. It was one of the giant sea beasts—the Bald Sea Monster. In the original story, it had been brutally beaten by the Kraken at Fish-Man Island Plaza, then briefly went berserk after taking drugs, only to be instantly defeated by Jinbe again.
And now, when it came looking for trouble with Hikaru and the others, the one teaching it a lesson was Jinbe once more.
What an arrangement of fate. Hikaru mockingly joked to himself.
The Bald Sea Monster saw a torrent of water hurtling toward it, but in the dim surroundings, it could not make it out clearly. Then, a tremendous impact suddenly struck its abdomen, and it cried out in pain.
Six Thousand Tile Punch!